Bella Emberg
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 16, 1937
- Died
- January 12, 2018 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Biography
Bella Emberg (born Sybil Dyke 16 September 1937 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK) is a British actress who appeared on The Benny Hill Show and The Russ Abbot Show, where she played Blunderwoman. She has also featured in Softly, Softly and Z Cars, as well as having small roles in Grange Hill as a cleaner. Her professional debut was in weekly repertory in Ryde, Isle of Wight — the summer season 1962. She made a guest appearance in The Basil Brush Show, and also featured in Doctor Who, a total of three times. In the 1970s, she had uncredited roles in the Third Doctor serials Doctor Who and the Silurians and The Time Warrior. In 2006, she was seen in the Tenth Doctor episode "Love & Monsters", where she played Mrs Croot. A second appearance as Mrs Croot was recorded for "The Runaway Bride" but cut before transmission. She played the part of Aunt Barbara in the Second series of the CBBC programme "Bear Behaving Badly" in 2008, the third series in 2009, and the fourth in 2010.
Known For
Filmography
In the Long Run
TV · as Sheila · 2 eps
Bear Behaving Badly
TV · as Aunt Barbara · 52 eps
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
Movie · as Self
Doctor Who
TV · as Mrs. Croot · 1 ep
The Friday Night Project
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Basil Brush Show
TV · as Aunt · 1 ep
Billy Webb's Amazing Story
TV · as Mrs Frisby · 5 eps
The Les Dennis Laughter Show
TV · 34 eps
The Russ Abbot Show
TV · 67 eps
Surprise, Surprise
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Live From Her Majesty's
TV · as Self · 1 ep
History of the World: Part I
Movie · as Baguette - The French Revolution
Russ Abbot's Madhouse
TV · 39 eps
Benny Hill Show
TV · 78 eps
Freddie Starr's Variety Madhouse
TV · 6 eps
Spooner's Patch
TV · as Mayor's Wife · 1 ep
Sammy's Super T-Shirt
Movie · as Woman at door
Grange Hill
TV · as Cleaner · 1 ep
Pennies from Heaven
TV · as Mrs. Corder · 2 eps
Blasphemy at the Old Bailey
Movie · as Juror (uncredited)
A Sharp Intake of Breath
TV · as Mrs Jackson, Mrs Casey, Doris · 1 ep
George and Mildred
TV · as Woman in Park · 1 ep
Father Brown
TV · as Museum Guide · 1 ep
Happy Ever After
TV · as Daphne · 1 ep
Man About the House
TV · as Traffic Warden in opening credits (uncredited), Podge's Mother · 6 eps
Seven of One
TV · as Mrs Beckett (uncredited) · 1 ep
Sykes
TV · as Passenger · 1 ep
Cousin Bette
TV · as Mme. Judici · 1 ep
...And Mother Makes Three
TV · as Woolworths Employee · 1 ep
The Benny Hill Show
TV · 58 eps
Callan
TV · 1 ep
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Hilda, Nurse · 1 ep
The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr
TV · 1 ep
Steptoe and Son
TV · as Member of congregation (uncredited) · 1 ep